More From Ambrose Bierce
- "Religion. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the nature of the Unknowable."
- "Consul – in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country."
- "Perseverance – a lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success."
More In Time
- "You must become an old man in good time if you wish to be an old man long."― Marcus Aurelius
- "We spend our time searching for security and hate it when we get it."― John Steinbeck
- "If we don’t get gun-control laws in this country, we are full of beans. To have the National Rifle Association rule the United States is pathetic. And I agree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg: It’s time to put up or shut up about gun control for both parties."― Harvey Weinstein